Management experience of a designated hospital for children with coronavirus disease 2019

ZHOU Jian-Guo, FAN Qiao-Ling, LU Chun-Mei, XU Pu, YAN Gang-Feng, CHUNYU Ling-Feng, LIU Ya-Zun, CHEN Yi-Wei, LU Yan-Ming, ZHANG Ting, YU Hui, WANG Li-Bo, XU Jiang-Jiang, ZHOU Wen-Hao

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ›› 2022, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (8) : 839-845.

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Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ›› 2022, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (8) : 839-845. DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2206068
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Management experience of a designated hospital for children with coronavirus disease 2019

  • ZHOU Jian-Guo1, FAN Qiao-Ling2, LU Chun-Mei1, XU Pu1, YAN Gang-Feng3, CHUNYU Ling-Feng4, LIU Ya-Zun5, CHEN Yi-Wei6, LU Yan-Ming7, ZHANG Ting8, YU Hui9, WANG Li-Bo10, XU Jiang-Jiang11, ZHOU Wen-Hao1
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The global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has brought great challenges to the traditional medical model. During the outbreak of COVID-19 in Shanghai, China, from March to May, 2022, there was a significant increase in the number of pediatric cases due to high transmissibility, immune escape, and vaccine breakthrough capacity of Omicron variants. The designated hospitals for children with COVID-19 served as a connecting link between children's specialized hospitals and mobile cabin hospitals. From April 7 to June 2, 2022, a total of 871 children with COVID-19 were admitted to Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (South Branch), a designated hospital for children with COVID-19. Among these patients, 568 (65.2%) were children under 3 years old, 870 (99.9%) were mild or moderate, and 1 was severe. This article reports the experience in the management of pediatric cases in this designated hospital, which included the following aspects: establishing an optimal case-admission process; strengthening multidisciplinary standardized diagnosis and treatment; optimizing the management, warning, and rescue system for severe COVID-19; implementing family-centered nursing care; formulating an individualized traditional Chinese medicine treatment regimen; optimizing the discharge process and strengthening bed turnover; implementing strict whole-process control to reduce the risk of nosocomial infection; constructing a structured medical record system and using information platforms to adapt to the work mode of large-volume cases; conducting scientific research and sharing the experience in diagnosis and treatment.

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Coronavirus disease 2019 / Omicron variant / Hospital management / Child

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ZHOU Jian-Guo, FAN Qiao-Ling, LU Chun-Mei, XU Pu, YAN Gang-Feng, CHUNYU Ling-Feng, LIU Ya-Zun, CHEN Yi-Wei, LU Yan-Ming, ZHANG Ting, YU Hui, WANG Li-Bo, XU Jiang-Jiang, ZHOU Wen-Hao. Management experience of a designated hospital for children with coronavirus disease 2019[J]. Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2022, 24(8): 839-845 https://doi.org/10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2206068

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